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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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