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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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