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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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