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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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