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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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