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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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