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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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