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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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