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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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