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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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