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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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