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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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