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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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