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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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