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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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