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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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