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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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