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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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