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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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