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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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