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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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