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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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