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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education