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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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