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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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