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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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