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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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