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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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