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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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