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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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