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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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