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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance 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 certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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