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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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