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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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