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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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