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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the 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 studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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