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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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