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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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