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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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