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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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