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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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