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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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