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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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