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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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