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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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