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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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