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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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