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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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