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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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