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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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