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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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