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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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