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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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