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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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