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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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