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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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