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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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