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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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