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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions 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 we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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