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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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