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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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