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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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