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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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