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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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