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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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