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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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