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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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