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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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