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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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