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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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