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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers 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 massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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