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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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