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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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