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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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