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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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