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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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