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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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