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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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