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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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