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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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