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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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