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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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