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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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