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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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