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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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