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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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