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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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