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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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