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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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