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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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