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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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