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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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