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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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