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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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