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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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