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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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