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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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