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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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