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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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