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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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