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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not 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 have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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