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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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