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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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