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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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