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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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