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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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