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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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