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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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