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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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