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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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