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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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