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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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