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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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