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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify 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 massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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