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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the 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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