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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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