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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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