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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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