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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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