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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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