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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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