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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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