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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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