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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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