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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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