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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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