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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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