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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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