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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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