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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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