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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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