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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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