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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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