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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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