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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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