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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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