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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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