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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education