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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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