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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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