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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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