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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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