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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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