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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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