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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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