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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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