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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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