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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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