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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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