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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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