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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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