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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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