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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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