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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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