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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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