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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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