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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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