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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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