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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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