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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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