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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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