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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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