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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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