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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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