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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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