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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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