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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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