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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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