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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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