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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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