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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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