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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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