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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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