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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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