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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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