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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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