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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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