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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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