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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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