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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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