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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models 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? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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