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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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