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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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