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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies 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 handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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