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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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