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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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