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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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