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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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