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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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