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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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