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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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