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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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