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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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