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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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