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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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