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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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