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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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