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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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