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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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