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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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