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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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