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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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