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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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