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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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