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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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