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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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