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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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