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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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