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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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