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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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