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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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