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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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