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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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