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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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