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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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