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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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