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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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