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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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