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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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