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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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