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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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