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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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