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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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