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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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