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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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