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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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