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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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