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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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