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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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