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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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