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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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