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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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