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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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