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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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