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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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