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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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