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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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