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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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