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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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