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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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