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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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