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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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