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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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