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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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