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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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