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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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