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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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