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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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