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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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