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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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