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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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