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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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