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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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