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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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