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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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