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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important 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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