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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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