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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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