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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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