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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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