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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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