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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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