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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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