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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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