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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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