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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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