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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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