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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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