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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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