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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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