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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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