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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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