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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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