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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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