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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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