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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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