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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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