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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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