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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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