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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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