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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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