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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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