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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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