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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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