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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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