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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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