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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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