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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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