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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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