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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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