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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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