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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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