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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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