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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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