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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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