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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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