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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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