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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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