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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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