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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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