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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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