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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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