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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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