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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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