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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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