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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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