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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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