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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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