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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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