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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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