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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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