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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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