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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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