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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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