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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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