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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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