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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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