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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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