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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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