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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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