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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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