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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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