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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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