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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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