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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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