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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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