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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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