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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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