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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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