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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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