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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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