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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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