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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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