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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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