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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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