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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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