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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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