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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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