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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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