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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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