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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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