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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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