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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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