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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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