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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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