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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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