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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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