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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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