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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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