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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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