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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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