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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources