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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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