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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the 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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