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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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