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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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