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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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