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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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