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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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