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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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