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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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