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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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