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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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