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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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