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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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