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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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