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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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