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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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