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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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