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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education