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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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