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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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