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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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