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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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