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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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