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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates 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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