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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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