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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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