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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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