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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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