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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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