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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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