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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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