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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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