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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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