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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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