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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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