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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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