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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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