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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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