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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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