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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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