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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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