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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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