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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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