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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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