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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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