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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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