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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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