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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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