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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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