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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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