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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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