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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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