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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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