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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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