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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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