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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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