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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses 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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