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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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