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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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