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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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