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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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