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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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