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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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