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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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