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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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