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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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