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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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