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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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