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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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