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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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