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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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