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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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