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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured 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 MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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