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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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