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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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