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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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