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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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