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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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