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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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