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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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