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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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