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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business 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 handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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