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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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