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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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