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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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