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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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