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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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