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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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