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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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