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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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