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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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