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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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