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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 education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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