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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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