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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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