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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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