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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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