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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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