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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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