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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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