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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education