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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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