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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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