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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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