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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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