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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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