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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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