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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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