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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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