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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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