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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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