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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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