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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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