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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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