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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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