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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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