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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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