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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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