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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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