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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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