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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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