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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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