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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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