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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important 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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