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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education