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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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