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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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