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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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