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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different 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 optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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