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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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