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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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