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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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