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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)