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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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