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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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