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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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