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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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