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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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