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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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