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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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