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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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