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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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