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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions 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 participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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