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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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