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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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