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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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