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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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