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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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