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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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