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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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