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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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