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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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