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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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