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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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