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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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