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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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