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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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