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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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