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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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