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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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